List of Recommended
Saxophone Quartet Repertoire

 

List of Recommended Saxophone Quartet Repertoire

I consider playing in a saxophone quartet to be as essential a part of a saxophonist's education as playing in an orchestra is for a violinist. There is no better place for a saxophonist to develop the musical skills needed to play at a high level in an ensemble, and I can't think of a musical setting where I personally have ever had more fun. I have included here a mix of quality original works and transcriptions. There are many, many more available; these are just some that I have especially enjoyed. All pieces are SATB unless specified otherwise.

Composer

Title

Grade/comments

Publisher

Nick Ayoub

Jazz Suite

4

Dorn

J.S. Bach/arr. Katsuki Tochio

Concerto Italien

5

Billaudot

J.S. Bach,
arr. Erik Steighner

Selected Chorales

2

Steighner

J.S. Bach/arr. Roger Greenberg

Toccata and Fugue in Dm

5-6

Dorn

J.S. Bach/arr. Stanton

“Little” Fugue in Gm

4

WIM

Béla Bartók

Six Rumanian folk dances

3-4

?

Béla Bartók, arr. William Schmidt

Six Bagatelles

4

WIM

W. Clifton Baxter

Variations on ‘Stella by Starlight’

6- Beautiful, challenging powerful, fun.

Baxter

Ludwig van Beethoven, arr. Robert Frascotti

Allegro Molto quasi Presto (Op. 18 # 2, mvmt. 4)

4

Roncorp

Frank Bencrisciutto

Concerto Grosso

3-4- for SATB quartet and band

Kjos

Leonard Bernstein, arr. Baxter

“America” from “West Side Story”

4-5

Baxter Music

Leonard Bernstein, arr. J. Boatman

Selections from “West Side Story”

4-5- SATB with opt. percussion

B & H

Eugene Bozza

Andante et Scherzo

5

Leduc

Eugene Bozza

Nuages

5

Leduc

Roger Calmel

Quatuor

5

Salabert

Werner van Cleemput

Fiori

5

Scherzando

Lindsay Cooper

Can of Worms

5

manuscript

Lindsay Cooper

Face in the Crowd

5

manuscript

Mike Curtis

A Klezmer Wedding

4

Advance

Alfred Desenclos

Quatuor

5

 Leduc

Pierre Max Dubois

Quatuor

5

 Luduc

William Duckworth

Reel Music

5- graphic score

 Seesaw

Ferenc Farkas

Old Hungarian Dances

3

Edition Darok

Caryl Florio

Quartette

3-4

Peters

Jean Francaix

Petit Quatour

4

Schott

Fred Frith

Freedom in Fragments

5

manuscript

Harald Genzmer

Quartettes #s 1-3

5-6

Ries & Erler

George Gershwin, arr. Bill  Holcombe

Selections from Porgy and Bess

4

Musicians

Orlando Gibbons, arr. Hemke

Fantazia

3-4

Southern

Alexander Glazunov

Quartet

4

Peters

Walter S. Hartley

Ancestors of Minimalism

2 for AATB

Hartley

Walter S. Hartley

Millennial Quartet

4

Hartley

F. and M. JeanJean

Quatuor

4- a fun one

Salabert

Theodor Koehler Quartets 1 and 2 5 Zerluth

Christian Lauba

Reflets

6

Fuzeau

Matt Levy

Tenor Indigo

4-jazz tsx feature

 

Graham Lynch The Pale Dancer 4- nice tangos Lynch

Henry Mancini, arr. W. Clifton Baxter

Days of Wine and Roses

3- w/ improv

Baxter Music

Jack Marshall

The Goldrush Suite

5

Shawnee

Thomas K.J. Mejer

Dark Snow Falls upon the Bagpipers

6- for four altos

Schweitzer/SMS

W. A.  Mozart, arr. R. Muller

Die Hochzeit des Figaro

4

Bella Musica

Angelo Musolino

Tarantella Nova

4

Brazinmusikanta

Michael Nyman

Songs for Tony

5

Chester

Larry Ochs

Initials

6

manuscript

Russell Peck

Drastic Measures

5-6

Pecktacular

Astor Piazzola, arr. Claude Voirpy

Four, for Tango

5

Lemoine

Gabriel Pierne

Marche des Petits Soldats de Plom

3

Leduc

Marcel Poot

Scherzo

5

Elkin

Louis Prima and Benny Goodman, arr. Baxter

Sing, Sing, Sing

5 (slap-tongue drum solos!)

Baxter Music

Roger Przytulski

Fountain Dances
(sno, asx, bsx, cbsx)

6 (available in satb version)

Przytulski

Roger Przytulski

Suite No. 1

5

Przytulski

Steve Reich

New York Counterpoint

6- SATB & tape

B & H?

Rogers & Hart,
arr. Baxter

You Took Advantage of Me

3

Baxter Music

William Schmidt

Prelude & Rondo

4

WIM

Ian Stewart Canzona 5 - for Soprano, F-mezzo, alto, Bass Ian Stewart

Horace Silver, arr. Baxter

Sister Sadie

3, has improv in ssx, tsx, bsx

Baxter Music

Andrew Stiller

Chamber Symphony

6

Kallisti

Stravinsky, arr.  Schmidt

Ronde des Princesses

3

WIM

Strayhorn/Ellington, arr. Baxter

Take the “A” Train

3- w/ improv

Baxter Music

Dimitri Terzakis

Panta Rei

6

Gravis

Dana Wilson

Escape To The Center

5-6

Dorn

Heiner Wiberny

Ulla in Africa

4

Advance

Bert Williams, arr. Paul Nagle

That’s a-Plenty

4

Musicians

Phil Woods

Three Improvisations

5-6

Kendor

Yassen Vodenitcharov

Golden Drops I

6- hard, but a favorite of mine

Editiones Musicales Européennes

Iannis Xenakis

XAS

6-7

Salabert

Traditional, arr. Paul Harvey

The Agincourt Song

3

Novello



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